I beleive these animals fall into what is called "exotic". I also beleive you do have to have a license for one. Maybe each state is different on their requirements. Not sure tho so might want to check with your state here.

There could be Federal, state, and local regulations involving the Zebra. Any regulations would not be as intensive as that involving dangerous game.

There was a gal in Washington who owned one some years ago who bred him to horses. She wanted long necked mares as the Zebra has a compact nexk. The offspringwill have stripes although the color may be bay or chestnut with stripes. Those will be permanent, but a gray horse will have the black stripes disappear with age as color disappears with age in gray Arabians.

There are 4 major varieties of Zebras. Two of these are horse types and two are donkey types. At the end of the last ice age in America about 14,000 years ago we had zebras in America (along with African lions, camels, mammouths and other creatures not now living in America). The climate at that time was extremely dangerous and temperatures had incredible yearly and decade changes which many species could not endure. Early man also took a toll on many species.

Good luck with your zebra. It will be interesting to see how domesticated it is. Crosses between horses and zebras are common in Africa as the zebra crosses are more immune to African diseases and bugs.

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Posted 09 February 2007 - 05:14 PM

There were regularly ads in the Sacramento Bee for zebras. I think it falls under livestock, the same as a buffalo or bison. A guy down the road used to breed camels for racing, no special stuff required. Probably a state thing, but NAIS seems to cover it!

KR

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Yes it's legal. There are several places that have them. It is illegal to import them now though.

There is an International Zebra Registry. I know Spots N Stripes zebras has Chapman and Grevy Zebras. Bedonna Quarters and Paints also has a Chapman Stud. I find it fascinating that a male Zebra won't breed actually, until usually 5 or 6, sometimes even later (though some do at 4). Quite different that horses which will ASAP

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There is an arabian horse farm that has a zebra.. I came across their website a couple months ago and can't for the life of me remember who the heck it is!! They even had professional pictures of it on their website, just as you'd photograph portraits of arabians. It was cool! I believe it was a girl zebra and her name was Zulu.

A friend of mine trains horses and people for a living - does displays etc -and one of her 'big' jobs was working in Africa for a few weeks with a zebra at a refuge centre. The animal had become unruly and dangerous (I suppose it matured and it's natural instincts emerged) - and the owners wanted it to trained to be safe to be around.

Cynthia found it a VERY interesting time - they are even more different in their thinking and responses than donkeys or mules!

It's taken thousands of years to domesticate donkeys and horses to not have soem of the instincts a zebra will have. Zebras are the same as Lions and Tigers and bears (oh my), and are not domestic animals, and are especially dangerous if raised in a manner that leads them to not fear humans (a little) because they are then more likely to attack a human instead of run from them. Something best left to own by people whom are very experienced with them.

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